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# On this Day

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2022
# On this Day
The Battle of Dublin: It's 100 years since the Four Courts assault that launched the Civil War
Pro-Treaty forces hoped the attack would bring conflict to a close but historians say it prolonged hostilities.
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Jun 28th 2022, 8:37 AM
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# On this Day
Zebo's wondrous flicker of skill feels inimitable eight years on
At 22, the Corkman looked set to grace international fields for a decade, but almost four years have passed since his last cap.
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Feb 2nd 2021, 8:15 AM
# dutch master
On this day in 1972, one of the greatest defenders of his generation was born
Jaap Stam enjoyed a superb career at club and international level.
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Jul 16th 2020, 4:44 PM
# Anniversary
On this day in 2002, Middlesbrough smashed their club transfer record for an Italian striker
Massimo Maccarone arrived from Empoli for £8.15m.
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Jul 2nd 2020, 5:22 PM
# Skipper
On this day in 2010, this future club captain joined Arsenal for £10m
Thomas Vermaelen completed the move from Ajax to Arsenal.
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Jun 18th 2020, 4:34 PM
# On this Day
The jaw, the mettle and the choke? 10 years on from Leinster's dramatic win over Clermont
Brock James performance was plagued by inconsistency, but the ‘choke’ label doesn’t sit well..
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Apr 9th 2020, 8:17 AM
# Lá na Poblachta
Today marks 70 years since Ireland became a republic
This meant that Ireland left the Commonwealth, and formally ended the statutory role of the British monarchy in Ireland.
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Apr 18th 2019, 8:57 AM
# On this Day
RTÉ dug up this clip of Pierce Brosnan apologising to Irish people for the dodgy accents in Remington Steele
What a throwback.
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Aug 21st 2017, 12:14 PM
# 50 years ago
Dispelling the myths about the bombing of Nelson's Pillar
No, it wasn’t blown up by the IRA… And no – the Defence Forces didn’t make a hames of clearing the site.
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Dec 22nd 2016, 6:10 PM
# the way we were
15 thoughts everyone has while scrolling through their cringey Facebook On This Day
Regrets, I have a few…
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Nov 15th 2016, 11:36 AM
# World War One
'Heaps of wounded and dead. Showers of dust and earth and lead. Deafening explosions and blinding smoke'
More than 3,500 Irish soldiers perished in the Battle of the Somme 100 years ago.
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Jul 2nd 2016, 8:15 AM
# Anniversary
50 years later and the Nelson's Pillar bomber says he has no regrets
Liam Sutcliffe planted the bomb which destroyed the monument half a century ago.
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Mar 8th 2016, 4:31 PM
# TechKnowHow
This is how you can turn off Facebook's On This Day reminders
There is no official way to turn them off, but there is a workaround.
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Jan 10th 2016, 11:00 AM
# scarlet for myself
Mortifying, embarrassing, shameful: My history in Facebook On This Day memories
Or why On This Day can HEAD OFF for itself.
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Nov 15th 2015, 9:30 AM
# On this Day
Here's how you can prevent awkward Facebook run-ins with your ex
Facebook’s On This Day feature has a few filters you can
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Oct 14th 2015, 7:17 PM
# On this Day
Here's how Facebook is about to prevent awkward run-ins with your ex
Nice one, Facebook.
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Oct 14th 2015, 5:32 PM
# On this Day
"Clawing at the earth, swelling as if with its regurgitation of all the life that it had consumed"
It’s 70 years to the day since the bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.
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Aug 9th 2015, 7:45 AM
# On this Day
It has been 70 years since 70,000 people were killed in less than a minute
New scientific research has looked at the long-term impact that the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings have had.
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Aug 6th 2015, 9:15 AM
# On this Day
There's a campaign to have a US military ship named after an Irishman from Ballyhaunis
On this day in 1966, Gallagher threw himself on top of a grenade in order to save his comrades.
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Jul 18th 2015, 2:53 PM
# On this Day
CNN and Sky News would have loved the Flying Enterprise saga... It was the 'Chilean Mine Rescue' of its time
The story of the stricken cargo ship and its hero captain had people flocking to cinemas to catch the latest newsreels. The saga kept the world gripped for 14 days.
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Jan 10th 2015, 6:30 PM
# On this Day
QUIZ: These major news events all happened around Christmas ... But in what year?
How well do you know your news? And how far back?
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Dec 26th 2014, 11:00 AM
# lovely and sunny
Waterford gift shop has the most Irish 'on this day' trivia sign ever
It’s all we need to know, to be fair.
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Aug 24th 2014, 2:53 PM
# Bomb
Photos: On this day in 1966 Nelson’s Pillar in O’Connell Street was blown up
At approximately 1.30am on 8 March a bomb exploded on Dublin’s main thoroughfare.
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Mar 8th 2014, 7:45 AM
# In Memory
Photos: On this day in 1993 a bomb exploded at the World Trade Center New York
A car bomb exploded underneath car park killing six people and injuring many more.
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Feb 26th 2014, 10:00 AM
# On this Day
18 years ago: Northern Ireland as the IRA ceasefire began
The Troubles were far from over on 1 September 1994, but for the first time in many decades, the people of Northern Ireland seemed optimistic about peace.
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Sep 1st 2012, 7:30 AM
# Rewind
On this weekend in GAA history...
Tipperary footballers had their finest hour, the point was invented and so was a Kerry legend.
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Jun 9th 2012, 10:23 AM
# On this Day
Action Replay: the day America's amateurs pulled off a sporting miracle
On 22 Feburary 1980 – 32 years ago today – America won an unlikely ice hockey gold at the Winter Olympics. This is the story of “the Miracle on Ice”.
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Feb 22nd 2012, 3:27 PM
# X Case
In pictures: The 20th anniversary of X Case protests
In February 1992 the case of a 14-year-old rape victim who wanted an abortion sparked off waves of demonstrations around the country. These photos from the time give an idea of just how divisive and emotive the case became.
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Feb 9th 2012, 12:47 PM
# Anniversary
On this date: Challenger space shuttle explodes after take-off
It was on this day in 1986 that the space shuttle exploded just 73 seconds into its launch from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. All seven crewmembers were killed.
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Jan 28th 2012, 2:37 PM
# On this Day
Action Replay: the day Big Jack and the boys went giantkilling in Giants Stadium
Ireland take on Italy in Liège tonight – but how much can you remember about what was going on in the world on 18 June 1994?
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Jun 7th 2011, 3:28 PM